Rear Cross-Member: Service and Repair

REAR SUSPENSION MEMBER

REMOVAL
1. Remove tire with power tool.
2. Remove brake caliper with power tool. Hang it in a place where it will not interfere with work.

CAUTION: Avoid depressing brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

3. Remove stabilizer bar with power tool.
4. Remove rear final drive from vehicle.
5. Remove parking brake cable from body and rear suspension member.
6. Set jack under rear lower link.
7. Remove fixing bolt and nut in the lower side of shock absorber with power tool.
8. Remove fixing nut in rear suspension member side of suspension arm.
9. Remove rear lower link and coil spring.
10. Set jack under rear suspension member.
11. Remove fixing bolt in body side of member stay.
12. Remove fixing nuts of rear suspension member with power tool.
13. Slowly jack to remove rear suspension member from vehicle.
14. Remove front lower link from rear suspension member with power tool.
15. Remove radius rod from rear suspension member with power tool.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
^ Check rear suspension member for deformation, cracks, and other damage and replace if necessary.

INSTALLATION
^ Tighten in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

^ Perform final tightening of installation position of links (rubber bushing) under unladen condition with tires on level ground. Check wheel alignment.